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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Dec 7, 2015 11:56:35 GMT -6
variety.com/2015/film/news/black-panther-ryan-coogler-directing-creed-1201654620/ ‘Creed’ Director Ryan Coogler in Talks to Direct ‘Black Panther’ “Creed” helmer Ryan Coogler is in talks to direct Marvel’s “Black Panther,” sources confirm for Variety. Kevin Feige is producing the film which stars Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa, the prince of the African nation of Wakanda, who must take over the mantel after his father’s murder. Joe Robert Cole is penning the script. This marks the second time the studio has approached Coogler about directing the film and at the time he didn’t feel it was the right fit for him and returned to finish post-production on “Creed.” With “Creed” now behind him, Coogler had a change of heart and took the studio up on the offer of directing the film. Marvel previously considered director Ava DuVernay for the job as well as F. Gary Gray. The film will hits theaters on July 6, 2018. “Creed is coming off a big opening weekend where it brought in more than $40 million dollar with awards pundits seeing it having a shot at a run at an Oscar so obviously was looked as one of the hotter helmers in town. Coogler first broke out on to the scene with the Sundance hit “Fruitvale Station,” which also had a hand in launching “Creed” star Michael B. Jordan’s career as well. He is repped by WME. News was first reported by Birth.Movies.Death.
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